White Oak City Park
Park
37 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in White Oak
White Oak has 53 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross White Oak. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #468 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
51 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White Oak have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Oak is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #468 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Oak’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 27%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so White Oak’s 1% is ahead of 35% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in White Oak. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is White Oak City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Penick Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
1% of White Oak’s land. Who manages White Oak’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city98 ac
Conservation Easement · 51 acLocal Park · 47 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak City Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Penick Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Bingham Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in White Oak
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in White Oak
White Oak SplashpadIn White Oak City Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in White Oak
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in White Oak →
Next door
White Oak and its neighbors
White Oak has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 65% | C− |
| Longview | 2% | 0.1 | 11 | 60% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in White Oak
Where can I hike in White Oak?
The longest trail networks: White Oak City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of White Oak is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on White Oak’s trails?
White Oak City Park and Penick Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near White Oak?
1,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Oak or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does White Oak have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #468 of 642 in Texas. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from White Oak neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →